Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 29,167, John Garfield, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Garfield, John
S 29.167
CONTENTS

x 15136
Massachusetts
John Garfield
of Tyringham in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Parker of the Regt commanded by Colonel in the Mass line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of May 1833 and sent to Mr. Bishop Dinner Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $4.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 1, 11.00 $15.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Goddard Clerk, Book Vol. 27 Page 24
In letter 12 Aug 1833 to Pension agent
A new Certificate issued Aug. 20th 1833.
70. Pension

John Garfield Tyngsborough Mass Aspetication for pension Sept. 27 1832
12.675

1 7 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire, ss.
ON this Thursday  Seven the day of September , A. D. 1832. personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable WILLIAM P. WALKER, Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting,
John Garfield a resident of the town of Tyringham in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty eight years, who being first duly offered sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty Eight he resided in Tyringham Massachusetts that in the month of July in the aforesaid year he enlisted into the United States service in a company commanded by Captain Ezra Parker for the term of six months. That he marched from Tyringham to Springfield in Massachusetts at which place the aforesaid company and one other company were stationed to guard the Magazine & Military Stores located at Springfield. That he was mustered there. That he a part of the time worked in the Magazine and Laboratory so called, preparing Loads of Military Stores for the Army at White Plains. That he in the month of October of the aforesaid year volunteered from out of said Parker Company as one of the guards to go on to the White Plains & guard the Military Waggons from Springfield to White Plains. That he marched in company with said Military Stores to the White Plains. When the same were delivered to the Army stationed at White Plains. That when he was at White Plains the Army was reviewed & exercised by Baron Stuben in the presence of the Commander in Chief of the Army Genl Lincoln Washington & other General officers whose names he cannot recollect - and that he marched from White Plains back to Springfield & joined his company and continued to serve in the company until January 1779. When he was discharged from said service after serving the term of six months. That he has no documentary
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evidence and names of no person whom he can procure to testify to his services Except Henry Morley when affidavit is hereunto annexed.
Answers to Interrogatories propounded to the applicant by the Court in obedience to the regulations of the Department of War —
Ans. to 1 st I was born in Tyngsboro Massachusetts Jan'y 1764.
Ans. to 2 d There is a record of my age on the Town Book in said Tyngsboro —
Ans. to 3 d I resided in Tyngsboro where I have ever since resided and where I now reside —
Ans. to 4 th I enlisted as stated in my application —
Ans. to 5 th I saw Gen l Washington Lincoln Nixon Barrow Sturtevant and a number of other continental officers at White Plains as stated in my application —
Ans. to 6 th I did not receive a written discharge — the company was discharged by the Captain after firing two volleys.
Ans. to 7 th  Rev. Warren Dorr Adon Judd Esquire Jerome Rootland.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
affirmed  Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. John Garfield
W. P. Walker S. Probate
We Adon Judd — a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Otis — and Samuel Stickland residing in Springham — hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Garfield who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Sixty Eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Adon Judd Samuel Stickland
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W. P. Walker S. Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Adon Judd who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Otis in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that Samuel Stickland who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Springham in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
W. P. Walker S. Probate
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Garfield for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate, this twenty seventh day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Henry W. Bishop Register of Probate

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12675- John Garfield E
March 6 Mss
H. W. Bishop Esq. Lenoir Mss

BRIEF in the case of John Garfield  of Tyringham  in the State of  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? new court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1778 6 Private Col. Parker  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Tyringham Mass a  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Catts Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of _____ a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 29167
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1778 6 mos Pat Major Robert of Guards Mass         
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wilmington, Pennsylvania Date of application for pension, July 17 1832. His claim was allowed Residence at date of application, Wilmington, Mass Age at date of application, 72 Remarks: There is no date on file as to locality.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Beatrice Nebr.
Feby. 23 - 1918
708 Lincoln St.
Pension Bureau,
Washington D. C.
Please inform me if - Samuel Dean and John Scarfield were pensioners of the Rev. War, and what was their service -
Yours Truly, Mrs F. E. Wright.

Beatrice Nebr. 708 Lincoln St.
March. 14-1917
G. M. Salzgaber, Commissioner Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Am inclosing my letter to the "Bureau of Pensions" of the 23 rd Feby. and the answer re- ceived. June 25 th 1917 I received from your office a "statement of the military history of Chauncy Gaylord a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and the desired information as contained

in his application for pension on file in the Bureau of Pensions. On Mar. 19-1917 the same in regard to Nehemiah Wright. They were in answer to a letter identically like this one of mine. But I do not believe you answered my letter of the 23 rd . However, since writing to you last, I have gathered this additional information. John Garfield of Lincoln Mass. served as a private in Capt. William Smith's company of Minute Men, Col.
Abijah Pierce's regiment, which marched in response to the Lexington Alarm, he being credited with 10 days service. Probably the father of John Garfield who served as a private in Capt. Enos Parker's company, Col. Gerrish's regiment of Guards, from July 11-1778 to Jan. 1- 1779. The only clue to residence in connection with the pay roll being the fact that Capt. Enos Parker and men serving under him were residents of Adams & adjoining towns.

John Garfield had a brother Solomon Garfield who was a Lieut. in the Rev. War, serving in the Berkshire Co. organizations.
Samuel Dean was the son of Jonathan and Sarah Dean. He was born Nov. 18 th or 25 th 1725 & married Mary Lawrence June. 26 - 1746. As I have the data you mention, it would not be necessary, perhaps, for me to bother you. I would like the records of two John's Garfield & Samuel Dean, if you have them. I thank you in advance. Mrs F. E. Wright.

29 167 Rev INVALID.
1918 Mar. 18. List. to F.B. Wright
File No. 29, 167
John Garfield
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 149
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Payments to be made at Boston Mass by the Natl. Exch. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Mass
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 2 a
Page 11 by W. H. Wilson Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Wm Garfield of the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and _____ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 11th day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three Lewis Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions.

1845
J L Edwards Esq
Court of Session

To J L Edwards Esq - Commissioner of Pensions -
Dear Sir -
I return you the certificate which was. I presume, intended for John Garfield. This made out in the name of John Garfield . Be so kind as to correct the mistake if there be one. No individual by the name of John Garfield has had his papers, authenticated at this office.
Leu & Co. Prob. Office June 15 1833
Yours most respectfully H W Bishop

I, Abner Morley of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts , of lawful age depose & say, that sometime in the month of June or first of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight, I enlisted as a Soldier in the Service of the United States, that I had orders to join the Company at Springfield in said Massachusetts that I joined the Company commanded by Captain Enos Parker which was stationed at said Springfield that John Garfield of Tyringham was a Soldier in said Company with me for the term of six Months, excepting a March to the White Plains and back to said Springfield by him as a guard to Continental Stores, to the main Army then lying at the said White Plains during said time, And further the deponent saith not.
Tyringham Sept 1. 1832.
Abner Morley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ,
Berkshire
County } ss. Be it known that on the first day of September 1832.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, HENRY W. BISHOP , Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Oliver B. Garfield Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of September A. D. 1832.
Henry W. Bishop Register of Probate

I, Abner Morley of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age depose & say, that sometime in the month of June or first of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & twenty eight I enlisted as a Soldier in the service of the United States that I had orders to join the Company at Springfield in said Massachusetts that I joined the Company commanded by Captain Enos Parker which was stationed at said Springfield that John Garfield of Tyringham was a Soldier in said Company with me for the term of six Months, excepting a march to the White Plains and back to said Springfield by him as a guard to Continental Stores, to the main army then lying at the said White Plains during said time, And further the deponent saith not.
Tyringham Sept 1. 1832.
Abner Morley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Berkshire
County { ss. Be it known that on the first day of September 1832
Abner Morley above named before the subscriber a justice of the peace within & for said County, made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed, therein .
Ebenezer D. Garfield Justice of the peace.
I certify that I am acquainted with the above named Abner Morley & believe him to be a man of truth.
Ebenezer D. Garfield